Spicy Pomelo Salad with Duck

This is another one of those fruit fusion symphony salads that they do so well in Thailand.

Spicy hot, yet refreshing and sweet. I think this combination is what makes Thai food so irresistible, the contrasts of flavours that excite all the taste buds.

It is scientifically proven that when you eat a meal with little flavour you will not feel as satisfied, as when you eat one with many different flavours. Maybe that's why these kind of dishes make great choices for when you are on a weight loss diet. You can simply have a smaller portion and still feel full and happy afterwards. Not to forget that they are full of fresh fruit and veg and lean protein, all the good Stuff!

Pomelo is a large fruit sold in Asian stores, or Middle Eastern Greengrocers. It  tastes like a mild version of Grapefruit with large juicy pockets of fruity bits. It's great for snacking on or as part of a fruit salad,

but here is my recipe for a Savoury Spicy Pomelo Salad with Duck. Substitute the Duck with any meat or seafood of your choice.

Ingredients:

1/2 Pomelo, segments stripped of any tough pith and pulled into chunks

1 skinless Duck breast, sliced into small pieces

1/4 red Onion, sliced

1 Lime (Juice)

1 long red Chilli, sliced diagonally

2 green Chillies, sliced

1 Spring Onion, sliced diagonally,

1 tbs toasted unsalted Peanuts, chopped

1 tbs Fish Sauce

1 tbs fresh Coriander leaves

1 tbs fresh Mint Leafes

a few Lettuce Leaves

Mix all the ingredients (apart from the Lettuce) together and toss lightly with your hands.

Stir fry the Duck over a high heat for a couple of minutes until just done. 

I have used raw Peanuts, so I toasted them in a small dry pan until they start to take some colour, swirling the pan often and once done, take them out of the pan, to avoid them burning in the residual heat. 

Mix the nuts and the Duck gently with the Salad.

Serve the Salad on top of the Lettuce leaves and Enjoy!

If you cannot get hold of Pomelo, I think this Salad could be a new but equally tasty variation made with  Oranges. You  know.... Duck - Oranges, they like each other. Could be fusion food that actually works :-)